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noun
a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of spelling bee
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby spelling bee
spelldown, speller, speller-divider, spellican, spelling, spelling bee, spelling pronunciation, spelling reform, Spellman, spell out, spelt
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British Dictionary definitions for spelling bee
spelling bee
noun
a contest in which players are required to spell words according to orthographic conventions
Word Origin for spelling bee
C19: from bee ²
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